Clinkenbeard’s Gustafson tapped to answer questions about casting and prototyping fundamentals

Ron Jr. (Reg) Gustafson, project manager, Clinkenbeard, Rockford.

From press release

When David Mantey, editor of Product Design & Development, needs to inform his readers about what constitutes the fundamentals of rapid prototyping and casting, he often goes to Clinkenbeard Project Manager Ron Jr. (Reg) Gustafson for answers.

Mantey tapped Gustafson again in March for the publication’s April issue of PD&D when Mantey had Gustafson answer the following questions for the benefit of PD&D readers and workers in the design engineering marketplace: Casting 101. What do you do? Why should I use it? What should I look for when choosing a casting service? What new materials and alloys are available to design engineers?

Gustafson’s responses can be found at the PD&D Web site that houses the April publication: http://bit.ly/aE2JTS.

Clinkenbeard

Clinkenbeard is a worldwide leader in the rapid production of complex cast and machined parts using a variety of plastics and metals. The company’s principal markets include aerospace, aviation, automotive, truck, marine and agricultural.

One of Clinkenbeard’s key metrics of success is its adherence to meeting and exceeding time-to-market requirements. The company’s slogan is “Fasterestest.”

The patented Clinkenbeard Toolingless Process is industry renown for producing metal castings efficiently, affordably and extremely fast. The process is based on machining sand cores and molds without the expense of tooling. All machining is done using CNC, which produces superior speed and accuracy.